License problem reporting #22236
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Hello, For example: GPL project is cloning and declared as Apache-2.0 conform like https://github.com/akkumar/jreversepro Thanx |
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Replies: 7 comments
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What do you expect GitHub to do? (Especially with a project thats been idle for 11+ years.) Why not just open an issue requesting clarification/change from the author/owner. |
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I looking for an answer for my question, how to do… - I don’t want to search for an actual project with issue. Also, what is todo if project owner not change or answer? thx for your response |
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It’s not a problem for GitHub, they’re not a license enforcement organization. |
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Thanks - the license check and viral license problems come so over developer. Not nice! |
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You can report GPL license violations via: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-violation.en.html |
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You do realize that GH recognizes files like “license” or “license.md”, but not “LICENSE-2.0.txt”, right? It isn’t a “problem”, rather the project’s creator didn’t put a recognizable file name in the repo. Nothing is wrong here. |
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I believe the problem the original poster was getting at is that the software states it is GPL (readme etc) but then the repo has an APL 2 license file. |
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You can report GPL license violations via: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-violation.en.html